# US 11,439,837 B2 · Mobile defibrillator > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,439,837 B2 - Document ID: US11439837B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/502,150 - Filed: 2021-10-15 - Published: 2022-02-03 - Granted: 2022-09-13 - Earliest claimed: 2020-07-24 - Assignees: Defibrio AS - Applicants: Defibrio AS - Inventors: Jon Kåre Hansen; Bjarte Kjell Nore; Arne Bergby - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11439837B2 ## CPC - A61N 1/3904: {External heart defibrillators [EHD]} - A61N 1/39044: {in combination with cardiopulmonary resuscitation [CPR] therapy} - A61N 1/3918: {characterised by shock pathway, e.g. by electrode configuration} - A61N 1/3987: {characterised by the timing or triggering of the shock} - A61H 31/007: {Manual driven} - A61N 1/3925: {Monitoring; Protecting} - A61N 1/3993: {User interfaces for automatic external defibrillators} - A61N: ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY (measurement of bioelectric currents A61B; surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body A61B18/00; anaesthetic apparatus in general A61M; incandescent lamps H01K; infrared radiators for heating H05B) - A61H: PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY (electrotherapy, magnetotherapy, radiation therapy or ultrasound therapy A61N) ## Abstract A method for performing CPR with a mobile defibrillator (AED) unit can include detecting, via an application on a user device, a connection of a mobile AED unit to the user device; detecting, via the application, that pads have been attached to a subject, the pads comprising at least one accelerometer; recording, via the application, EKG measurements of the subject made by the pads; receiving accelerometer data from the at least one accelerometer; analyzing the accelerometer data to determine a breathing pattern of the subject; and based on the determined breathing pattern, initiating a CPR protocol. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A mobile defibrillator (AED) device comprising: an (AED) unit configured to operatively connect to a device capable of running an application, the mobile AED unit comprising one or more electrodes and being configured to measure breathing data for a subject; wherein the device is configured to, via one or more processors executing on the device: detect a connection of the mobile AED unit to the user device; detect that the one or more electrodes have been connected to the subject; receive EKG measurements of the subject recorded by the electrodes; receive measured breathing data from the AED unit, the breathing data associated with breathing movements of a chest of the subject; analyze the breathing data to determine a breathing pattern of the subject; determine, based on the received EKG measurements and the determined breathing pattern, that the subject requires an electrical shock; determine shock pattern factors based on the received EKG measurements and the determined breathing pattern, the shock pattern factors comprising a duration, a time interval, and an energy level; and administer the electrical shock to the subject using the determined shock pattern factors via the mobile AED based on the determining. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The AED device of claim 1, wherein the device is further configured to perform at least one of: continuing to record EKG measurements; and initiating a CPR protocol. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The AED device of claim 1, wherein administering the electrical shock to the subject comprises: receiving, via the application, personal risk factors as an input, the personal risk factors comprising at least one of demographic or health information about the subject; determining, based on health data and the personal risk factors, an electrical shock pattern for administering to the subject, wherein the electrical shock pattern comprises a plurality of electrical shocks, each electrical shock comprising a duration and an energy level, the electrical shock pattern further comprising a determined duration between electrical shocks. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The AED device of claim 1 wherein the device is further configured to send, to a server over a network, performance and health data associated with AED performance. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The AED device of claim 4, wherein the server is configured to receive performance and health data from a plurality of user devices and a plurality of mobile AEDS and at least one of retrain or update a machine learning model for analyzing EKG measurements and a machine learning model for determining electrode placement based on the received performance and health data. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The AED device of claim 1, wherein determining that the subject requires an electrical shock comprises: in response to detecting that the one or more electrodes have been connected to the subject, displaying, via the application, notifications at a pre-defined frequency to the subject via the device, each message indicating a time-period for reply; determining that the subject has not responded to at least one message within the time-period; and in response to determining that the subject has not responded, determining that the action is administering an electrical shock pattern to the subject. ### Claim 7 (depends on 3) The AED device of claim 3, wherein the personal risk factors comprise at least one of a height, a weight, an age, a blood pressure, one or more previous EKG ratings, or at least one pre-existing medical condition. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The AED device of claim 1, wherein determining that the subject requires an electrical shock comprises analyzing the EKG measurements and detecting a dangerous rhythm. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The AED device of claim 8, wherein detecting a dangerous rhythm comprises detecting at least one of rapid ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The AED device of claim 1, wherein the device is further configured to: measure a current flowing between the one or more electrodes; and based on the measured current, display a recommendation for changing a distance between the one or more electrodes. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The AED device of claim 1 wherein determining, based on the received EKG measurements and the determined breathing pattern, that the subject requires an electrical shock comprises: using a neural network with a plurality of nodes to map at least one of the EKG measurements and the determined breathing pattern to shock pattern factors, the shock pattern factors comprising a duration, a time interval, and an energy level. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The AED device of claim 11, wherein the neural network is configured to estimate a likelihood that the subject will get return of spontaneous circulation (ROCS) based on the breathing data, pulse data, and blood pressure data. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The AED device of claim 1, wherein receiving the EKG measurements comprises determining at least one of a pulse rate, a configuration of EKG-complexes, an ST elevation, a deprivation. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The AED device of claim 1, wherein administering the electrical shock to the subject comprises utilizing a power source of the device to power circuitry within the one or more electrodes. ### Claim 15 (depends on 3) The AED device of claim 3, determining, based on the received EKG measurements, the personal risk factors, and the determined breathing pattern, that the subject requires an electrical shock comprises: receiving electrical measurements from the one or more electrodes; estimating a fat percentage of the subject based on the electrical measurements; and determining the electrical shock based at least in part on the estimated fat percentage. ### Claim 16 A method, performed by one or more processors of a device capable of running an application, for controlling a mobile defibrillator (AED) device configured to operatively connect to the device, the mobile AED unit comprising one or more electrodes, the method comprising: detecting a connection of the mobile AED unit to the user device; detecting that the one or more electrodes have been connected to the subject; receiving EKG measurements of the subject recorded by the electrodes; receiving measured breathing data associated with breathing movements of a chest of the subject; analyzing the breathing data to determine a breathing pattern of the subject; determining, based on the received EKG measurements and the determined breathing pattern, that the subject requires an electrical shock; determining shock pattern factors based on the received EKG measurements and the determined breathing pattern, the shock pattern factors comprising a duration, a time interval, and an energy level; and administering the electrical shock to the subject using the determined shock pattern factors via the mobile AED based on the determining.